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Old 01-16-2013, 11:22 AM   #31
eaglenj
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Originally Posted by Braumeister View Post
If it's true that the finalists are Khan, Cohen, and Idzik (and I take everything that's reported with a mountain of salt at this point), then I agree.

Khan is strictly a cap guy. Cohen is strictly a scout.

Idzik's a bit of both.
So what you are saying is that in the last 7 years of working for the steelers Khan never sat in draft or personnel meetings?

To take that a step further, the GM has to rely on his scouts to do their job, he cant run the entire FO and also handle the detail-oreientated aspect of scouting players. Do we really believe in his time in Pitts he didnt realize how to do that?

Its the GMs job to set a macro-level vision and then ensure that it gets implemented by the people they hire. Whether his background is as a scout or on the business side, a guy like Khan has been part of a good organization for a long time, I find it hard to believe he would be considered as a top NFL exec if he hadnt picked up some nuances of the player personnel side of things.
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